Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 , Not being a medical doctor, please don't just take my word for it, but here is my understanding: An open incision release and a tenotomy are technically the same thing. Any procedure that releases a tendon is called a tenotomy. The difference is that in the open incision release the doctor opens an incision in the back of the leg to sever the achilles tendon. I believe the incision is usually about 1 to 1 1/2 inches, depending on the age (size) of the child at the procedure. The tenotomy used in the Ponseti method is a Percutaneous Tenotomy, which by definition 'through the skin', means that there is no " incision " , just the tiny puncture mark from the scalpel that is inserted through the skin to cut the tendon. The key difference from a medical standpoint *should* be, at least IMO, that the latter does not create the scar tissue the the open icision does, not to mention the emotional issues that many kids face growing up with physical scars. Hope this helps. > Could somebody give me more info on the differences between a tenotomy > & and open incision release? > Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 , Not being a medical doctor, please don't just take my word for it, but here is my understanding: An open incision release and a tenotomy are technically the same thing. Any procedure that releases a tendon is called a tenotomy. The difference is that in the open incision release the doctor opens an incision in the back of the leg to sever the achilles tendon. I believe the incision is usually about 1 to 1 1/2 inches, depending on the age (size) of the child at the procedure. The tenotomy used in the Ponseti method is a Percutaneous Tenotomy, which by definition 'through the skin', means that there is no " incision " , just the tiny puncture mark from the scalpel that is inserted through the skin to cut the tendon. The key difference from a medical standpoint *should* be, at least IMO, that the latter does not create the scar tissue the the open icision does, not to mention the emotional issues that many kids face growing up with physical scars. Hope this helps. > Could somebody give me more info on the differences between a tenotomy > & and open incision release? > Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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